*Gardaí outside Clare Lodge. A STATE agency has arranged a 232 km taxi ride from Co Clare to Co Wicklow for a 29 year old Algerian man accused of spitting a mix of saliva and blood at a Garda and causing criminal damage to a direct provision centre, a court has heard.
The operator of the Direct Provision centre in Lisdoonvarna received €2.35m (incl VAT) in fees from the State in 2020.
A significant outbreak of COVID-19 has occurred at the Direct Provision centre located in the heart of Ennis.
*Sayed Farid Sanai. Photograph: John Mangan Delays with the processing of international protection applications has left one Clare Direct Provision resident fearing for the lives of his family in Afghanistan.
Plans to end Direct Provision by 2024 have been welcomed in Co Clare.
A West Clare councillor has flagged that Direct Provision could be regarded as the modern day equivalent to Mother and Baby Homes if it is not abolished.
Miltown Malbay’s Direct Provision centre is to close at the end of this week.
A community group in Miltown Malbay have rejected the findings of investigations by the Department of Justice into the Central Hostel which currently acts a Direct Provision Centre.
No clear procedure exists for Direct Provision residents in setting up a bank account, it has proved to be a financial difficulty for many including Ennis’ Innocent Iroaganachi during COVID-19.
*Testing samples being taken at Cusack Park. Photograph: John Mangan There has been no increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Clare for 24 hours while an additional 12 deaths and 236 new cases recorded across the country.
